Legalized recreational marijuana has drawn attention—and tourists—to the West Coast, but it may take a while before Denver and Seattle become America’s answer to Amsterdam.
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The exact details of the story are hazy, but it goes something like this: Last April, a certain über-famous hip-hop artist (better known these days for his prodigious pot habit than for his ability to rock a mic) was checking in to a Denver hotel prior to takin… Continue Reading

Interesting read -- I didn't know about that THC-friendly hotel -- it's within a mile or two from my apartment!

Since cannabis was legalized for recreational use, Denver smells even more like pot than it did during medicinal legalization. As far as enforcement goes of smoking in public spaces, there seems to be a pretty "blind eye" approach. I haven't heard of any fines issued, and this is while people are toking in the national parks, on the ski lifts (I got offered a hit from a boarder bro's bowl in the Mary Jane lift of Winter Park ... go figure), in city parks, at concerts both indoors and out, etc etc.

Despite lax enforcement, I haven't heard any anecdotes of travelers planning pot-centric trips to Denver or Colorado. Although I could see how it might be a deciding factor between, say, a ski trip to Colorado or a ski trip to relatively puritanical Utah. I can also see how it might be a deciding factor for more migration to Colorado, as newly-arrived transplants are attracted to the entire Colorado package of great mountain adventure, a thriving craft beer scene, nice sunny weather, and freedom to walk into a dispensary and buy Swedish Fish-looking candy infused with THC, just for fun. The edibles, btw, are surprisingly potent and bypass the whole smoking-in-public dilemma for visitors.